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2009 • PG • 1h 29m • Adventure, Comedy, Family • Warner Bros.

Not So TALL Tales From The Director Of 'Spy Kids'

🍅 47% 32%

53

2.42

4.8

CS C+

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$6.40M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$20.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$29.90M

$9.00M international

Domestic legs3.3x

Budget$20M

2009 rank#109

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Cast & crew

Full Rodriguez filmography

Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez Director

William H. Macy

William H. Macy Starring

Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann Starring

James Spader

James Spader Starring

Jimmy Bennett

Jimmy Bennett Starring

Kat Dennings

Kat Dennings Starring

ScreenplayRobert Rodriguez Produced byRobert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellán CinematographyRobert Rodriguez Music byGeorge Oldziey, Robert Rodriguez, Carl Thiel StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Aug 21-23 6 $6.4M — 3,105 $2,065 $6.4M

2 Aug 28-30 8 $4.5M −29.6% 3,105 $1,453 $13.2M

3 Sep 4-6 11 $2.7M −39.4% 2,631 $1,040 $17.2M

4 Sep 11-13 15 $1.2M −55.7% 1,701 $712 $19.7M

5 Sep 18-20 29 $269.1K −77.8% 810 $332 $20.2M

6 Sep 25-27 46 $94.1K −65.0% 292 $322 $20.3M

7 Oct 2-4 56 $48.3K −48.6% 150 $322 $20.3M

8 Oct 9-11 61 $31.1K −35.8% 104 $299 $20.4M

9 Oct 16-18 57 $43.6K +40.4% 54 $807 $20.4M

10 Oct 23-25 80 $8.9K −79.5% 21 $426 $20.5M

11 Oct 30-Nov 1 102 $2.9K −67.2% 17 $173 $20.5M

12 Nov 6-8 30 $126.5K +4207.4% 222 $570 $20.6M

13 Nov 13-15 30 $90.4K −28.6% 172 $525 $20.7M

14 Nov 20-22 39 $54.5K −39.7% 131 $416 $20.8M

15 Nov 27-29 46 $46.2K −15.2% 97 $476 $20.9M

16 Dec 4-6 54 $19.1K −58.7% 68 $281 $20.9M

17 Dec 11-13 58 $11.1K −41.8% 46 $241 $20.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Aug 21 #6 $2.2M — $2.2M 3,105 $693 1

Sat Aug 22 #6 $2.6M +21.2% $4.8M 3,105 $841 2

Sun Aug 23 #6 $1.6M −36.9% $6.4M 3,105 $531 3

Mon Aug 24 #6 $597.4K −63.7% $7.0M 3,105 $192 4

Tue Aug 25 #6 $638.3K +6.8% $7.6M 3,105 $206 5

Wed Aug 26 #6 $556.1K −12.9% $8.2M 3,105 $179 6

Thu Aug 27 #6 $493.3K −11.3% $8.7M 3,105 $159 7

Fri Aug 28 #8 $1.3M +155.3% −41.5% $10.0M 3,105 $406 8

Sat Aug 29 #8 $2.1M +67.0% −19.4% $12.1M 3,105 $677 9

Sun Aug 30 #8 $1.1M −45.3% −30.2% $13.2M 3,105 $370 10

Mon Aug 31 #8 $348.4K −69.7% −41.7% $13.6M 3,105 $112 11

Tue Sep 1 #8 $346.2K −0.6% −45.8% $13.9M 3,105 $111 12

Wed Sep 2 #8 $266.5K −23.0% −52.1% $14.2M 3,105 $86 13

Thu Sep 3 #8 $259.3K −2.7% −47.4% $14.4M 3,105 $84 14

Fri Sep 4 #11 $592.1K +128.3% −53.0% $15.0M 2,631 $225 15

Sat Sep 5 #11 $1.1M +82.8% −48.5% $16.1M 2,631 $411 16

Sun Sep 6 #11 $1.1M −2.0% −7.8% $17.2M 2,631 $403 17

Mon Sep 7 #11 $1.1M +4.8% +218.8% $18.3M 2,631 $422 18

Tue Sep 8 — $117.4K −89.4% −66.1% $18.4M 2,631 $45 19

Wed Sep 9 — $64.2K −45.3% −75.9% $18.5M 2,631 $24 20

Thu Sep 10 — $51.0K −20.5% −80.3% $18.5M 2,631 $19 21

Fri Sep 11 — $218.1K +327.5% −63.2% $18.7M 1,701 $128 22

Sat Sep 12 — $625.9K +187.0% −42.2% $19.3M 1,701 $368 23

Sun Sep 13 — $367.1K −41.4% −65.4% $19.7M 1,701 $216 24

Mon Sep 14 — $39.4K −89.3% −96.5% $19.8M 1,701 $23 25

Tue Sep 15 — $42.0K +6.8% −64.2% $19.8M 1,701 $25 26

Wed Sep 16 — $46.3K +10.1% −27.9% $19.8M 1,701 $27 27

Thu Sep 17 — $39.4K −14.8% −22.8% $19.9M 1,701 $23 28

Fri Sep 18 — $73.0K +85.3% −66.5% $20.0M 810 $90 29

Sat Sep 19 — $120.6K +65.2% −80.7% $20.1M 810 $149 30

Sun Sep 20 — $75.4K −37.5% −79.5% $20.2M 810 $93 31

Mon Sep 21 — $8.6K −88.6% −78.2% $20.2M 810 $11 32

Tue Sep 22 — $9.0K +5.4% −78.5% $20.2M 810 $11 33

Wed Sep 23 — $8.7K −3.3% −81.1% $20.2M 810 $11 34

Thu Sep 24 — $8.1K −7.5% −79.5% $20.2M 810 $10 35

Fri Sep 25 — $29.6K +265.4% −59.5% $20.2M 292 $101 36

Sat Sep 26 — $42.2K +42.8% −65.0% $20.3M 292 $145 37

Sun Sep 27 — $22.3K −47.2% −70.4% $20.3M 292 $76 38

Mon Sep 28 — $6.4K −71.4% −25.7% $20.3M 292 $22 39

Tue Sep 29 — $4.0K −37.0% −55.6% $20.3M 292 $14 40

Wed Sep 30 — $2.8K −30.4% −68.1% $20.3M 292 $10 41

Thu Oct 1 — $3.6K +29.0% −55.4% $20.3M 292 $12 42

Fri Oct 2 — $14.3K +296.7% −51.6% $20.3M 150 $95 43

Sat Oct 3 — $19.6K +36.9% −53.6% $20.3M 150 $130 44

Sun Oct 4 — $14.5K −26.0% −35.1% $20.3M 150 $96 45

Mon Oct 5 — $3.0K −79.3% −52.9% $20.3M 150 $20 46

Tue Oct 6 — $2.3K −25.0% −43.9% $20.4M 150 $15 47

Wed Oct 7 — $1.9K −17.0% −33.1% $20.4M 150 $12 48

Thu Oct 8 — $2.7K +45.0% −24.8% $20.4M 150 $18 49

Fri Oct 9 — $9.4K +247.4% −34.2% $20.4M 104 $90 50

Sat Oct 10 — $13.5K +43.6% −30.9% $20.4M 104 $130 51

Sun Oct 11 — $8.1K −39.9% −43.9% $20.4M 104 $78 52

Mon Oct 12 — $3.8K −53.7% +25.4% $20.4M 104 $36 53

Tue Oct 13 — $1.2K −68.0% −46.5% $20.4M 104 $12 54

Wed Oct 14 — $1.0K −16.3% −46.0% $20.4M 104 $10 55

Thu Oct 15 — $1.0K +0.8% −62.5% $20.4M 104 $10 56

Fri Oct 16 — $16.9K +1559.4% +79.3% $20.4M 54 $313 57

Sat Oct 17 — $21.1K +24.8% +55.8% $20.4M 54 $390 58

Sun Oct 18 — $5.7K −73.2% −30.4% $20.4M 54 $105 59

Mon Oct 19 — $1.8K −68.3% −52.4% $20.4M 54 $33 60

Tue Oct 20 — $2.0K +10.8% +64.8% $20.4M 54 $37 61

Wed Oct 21 — $1.2K −41.9% +14.4% $20.4M 54 $21 62

Thu Oct 22 — $2.2K +86.7% +111.8% $20.4M 54 $40 63

Fri Oct 23 — $3.3K +52.1% −80.6% $20.4M 21 $156 64

Sat Oct 24 — $4.1K +25.0% −80.6% $20.5M 21 $195 65

Sun Oct 25 — $1.6K −61.4% −72.0% $20.5M 21 $75 66

Mon Oct 26 — $306 −80.6% −82.9% $20.5M 21 $15 67

Tue Oct 27 — $478 +56.2% −75.9% $20.5M 21 $23 68

Wed Oct 28 — $349 −27.0% −69.8% $20.5M 17 $21 69

Thu Oct 29 — $457 +30.9% −78.8% $20.5M 17 $27 70

Fri Oct 30 — $819 +79.2% −75.0% $20.5M 17 $48 71

Sat Oct 31 — $816 −0.4% −80.1% $20.5M 17 $48 72

Sun Nov 1 — $1.3K +59.6% −17.6% $20.5M 17 $77 73

Mon Nov 2 — $267 −79.5% −12.7% $20.5M 17 $16 74

Tue Nov 3 — $238 −10.9% −50.2% $20.5M 17 $14 75

Wed Nov 4 — $194 −18.5% −44.4% $20.5M 17 $11 76

Thu Nov 5 — $201 +3.6% −56.0% $20.5M 17 $12 77

Fri Nov 6 — $32.3K +15948.3% +3838.6% $20.5M 222 $145 78

Sat Nov 7 — $59.2K +83.6% +7156.4% $20.6M 222 $267 79

Sun Nov 8 — $35.0K −40.8% +2591.2% $20.6M 222 $158 80

Mon Nov 9 — $7.2K −79.6% +2581.3% $20.6M 222 $32 81

Tue Nov 10 — $9.4K +30.8% +3834.9% $20.6M 222 $42 82

Wed Nov 11 — $25.7K +174.0% +13126.8% $20.6M 222 $116 83

Thu Nov 12 — $6.0K −76.4% +2908.0% $20.6M 222 $27 84

Fri Nov 13 — $21.3K +251.6% −34.1% $20.7M 172 $124 85

Sat Nov 14 — $42.8K +101.3% −27.7% $20.7M 172 $249 86

Sun Nov 15 — $26.3K −38.5% −24.9% $20.7M 172 $153 87

Mon Nov 16 — $4.7K −82.0% −33.8% $20.7M 172 $28 88

Tue Nov 17 — $4.4K −7.0% −52.9% $20.7M 172 $26 89

Wed Nov 18 — $4.9K +10.6% −81.0% $20.7M 172 $28 90

Thu Nov 19 — $4.3K −12.1% −29.2% $20.7M 172 $25 91

Fri Nov 20 — $11.8K +176.6% −44.3% $20.8M 131 $90 92

Sat Nov 21 — $25.1K +112.0% −41.3% $20.8M 131 $192 93

Sun Nov 22 — $17.5K −30.2% −33.4% $20.8M 131 $134 94

Mon Nov 23 — $7.1K −59.4% +50.0% $20.8M 131 $54 95

Tue Nov 24 — $9.2K +29.0% +108.0% $20.8M 131 $70 96

Wed Nov 25 — $10.9K +18.7% +123.2% $20.8M 97 $112 97

Thu Nov 26 — $5.1K −53.4% +18.4% $20.8M 97 $52 98

Fri Nov 27 — $17.1K +237.9% +44.6% $20.8M 97 $177 99

Sat Nov 28 — $18.1K +6.0% −27.7% $20.9M 97 $187 100

Sun Nov 29 — $10.9K −39.8% −37.7% $20.9M 97 $113 101

Mon Nov 30 — $1.5K −86.0% −78.5% $20.9M 97 $16 102

Tue Dec 1 — $1.4K −11.0% −85.2% $20.9M 97 $14 103

Wed Dec 2 — $1.4K +5.0% −86.9% $20.9M 97 $15 104

Thu Dec 3 — $1.3K −7.0% −73.8% $20.9M 97 $14 105

Fri Dec 4 — $3.2K +141.1% −81.3% $20.9M 68 $47 106

Sat Dec 5 — $9.1K +182.5% −50.1% $20.9M 68 $133 107

Sun Dec 6 — $6.8K −24.6% −37.5% $20.9M 68 $100 108

Mon Dec 7 — $1.2K −83.0% −24.3% $20.9M 68 $17 109

Tue Dec 8 — $1.2K +2.9% −12.4% $20.9M 68 $18 110

Wed Dec 9 — $1.2K +2.1% −14.8% $20.9M 68 $18 111

Thu Dec 10 — $1.4K +18.6% +8.6% $20.9M 68 $21 112

Fri Dec 11 — $2.0K +41.6% −36.2% $20.9M 46 $44 113

Sat Dec 12 — $5.4K +165.1% −40.1% $20.9M 46 $118 114

Sun Dec 13 — $3.6K −32.7% −46.6% $20.9M 46 $79 115

Mon Dec 14 — $438 −88.0% −62.2% $20.9M 46 $10 116

Tue Dec 15 — $674 +53.9% −43.5% $20.9M 46 $15 117

Wed Dec 16 — $827 +22.7% −32.0% $20.9M 46 $18 118

Thu Dec 17 — $918 +11.0% −36.4% $20.9M 46 $20 119

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$20.5M

Aug 21Sep 7Sep 25Oct 12Oct 29

Weekend grossWk 10 · $8.9K

$6.4M

$4.5M

$2.7M

$1.2M

$269.1K

$94.1K

$48.3K

$31.1K

$43.6K

$8.9K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,105 → 17 −99.5%

3,105 open17 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −79.5%

−29.6%

W1→2

−39.4%

W2→3

−55.7%

W3→4

−77.8%

W4→5

−65.0%

W5→6

−48.6%

W6→7

−35.8%

W7→8

+40.4%

W8→9

−79.5%

W9→10

Steepest −79.5%Biggest gain +40.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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